It’s claimed rogue auctioneers have inflated the price of houses through private sales in Clare and the rest of the country.
Clare County Council has heard calls for tighter regulations regarding the property trade, with claims that a lack of tight legislation has created the problems faced by many homeowners who’ve paid over the odds for their homes.
Ennis West Councillor James Breen is questioning why the auctioneering trade was never reformed as promised